Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.
⚠️Different backup scope -- results may not be directly comparable
One plugin backs up more data categories than the other, which affects both speed and archive size.
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | BackupBuddy | Duplicator Pro | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 33 | 286.8 KB | 140 | 945.2 KB | +107 |
| Plugins | 9,310 | 59.9 MB | 4,707 | 40.4 MB | -4,603 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 30 | 4.1 MB | 24 | ||
Iteration 8 (median)
9 iterations across 3 hosting profiles -- median highlighted per profile. Compression shows archive-to-raw ratio (higher = better). * = no compression detected.
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BackupBuddy | 5.6s | 42.2s | 47.8s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Raw log archive is temporarily unavailable while the benchmark cluster is offline. Metrics, results, and inventories remain downloadable.
⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php
| 968.9 KB |
| -6 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 2 | 11.5 KB | 5 | 17.0 KB | +3 |
| Other | 18 | 178.9 KB | 598 | 9.4 MB | +580 |
| Total | 12,520 | 134.8 MB | 8,601 | 122.0 MB | -3,919 |
Duplicator Pro | 7.8s | 5.3s | 13.0s | 45.0 MBZIPdefX/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| 2 | BackupBuddy | 5.5s | 38.4s | 43.9s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 7.8s | 5.3s | 13.2s | 45.0 MBZIPdefX/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| 3Median | BackupBuddy | 5.3s | 39.1s | 44.4s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 8.0s | 5.1s | 13.1s | 45.0 MBZIPdefX/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BackupBuddy | 5.2s | 38.2s | 43.5s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 7.7s | 5.5s | 13.2s | 45.0 MBZIPdefX/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | BackupBuddy | 5.2s | 38.4s | 43.6s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 7.8s | 5.2s | 13.1s | 45.0 MBZIPdefX/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 6Median | BackupBuddy | 5.1s | 38.4s | 43.5s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 7.8s | 5.3s | 13.1s | 45.0 MBZIPdefX/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | BackupBuddy | 5.0s | 37.7s | 42.7s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 7.8s | 5.2s | 13.0s | 45.0 MBZIPdefX/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 8Median | BackupBuddy | 5.1s | 37.6s | 42.7s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 7.9s | 5.2s | 13.1s | 45.0 MBZIPdefX/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | BackupBuddy | 5.3s | 39.3s | 44.6s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 7.7s | 5.0s | 12.7s | 45.0 MBZIPdefX/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |